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potter around

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
pot-ter around
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

potters around (present, singular) pottering around (participle, present) pottered around (participle, past) pottered around (past) putter around (alternative, US) pooter around (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

potter

Synonyms

potter about putter potter putter around

Questions

What does potter around mean?
To potter, to be gently active doing various things in an almost aimless manner.

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